By: Phil N.

The internet is fueling a great change in the arts: the ability to find international (and amazing) music, from your home.

As people’s musical tastes become more broad, they branch off looking for new and interesting things.

This means bands can become popular in places they never would have imagined. This leads to a richer culture, due to the diversity.

Its an awakening of unknown music, and its refreshing to those that are sick of Top 40.

I remember years ago, trying to find rare European imports of CDs, I’d have to either order them off the internet for a huge fee, or to find the small record shop that would order them in for me.

Someone today would have no problem finding those CDs, or in this case, MP3s or other audio files.

With iTunes carrying more and more international releases, you can find just about anything from anywhere, as long as the licensing deal allows it to be shared in other countries.

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